Lambaste
(verb)
To criticize or attack (someone or something) severely and harshly.
Origin:
From the word "lamb", which is an archaic form of "lampoon".
Examples:
- The newspaper lambasted the government's economic policies.
- The president was lambasted by the press for his handling of the crisis.
- The critics lambasted the play for its lack of originality.
- The teacher lambasted the students for their poor performance on the test.
- The public lambasted the company for its poor customer service.